May Whitty

Biography

Dame Mary Louise Webster, DBE (19 June 1865 – 29 May 1948), known professionally as May Whitty and later, for her charity work, Dame May Whitty, was an English stage and film actress. She was one of the first two women entertainers to become a Dame. The British actors union Equity was established in her home. After a successful career she moved over to Hollywood films at the age of 72. She went to live in America, where she won awards for her film roles.

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Known for

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The Return of October

1948 ⭐ 6.4

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If Winter Comes

1947 ⭐ 6.7

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Green Dolphin Street

1947 ⭐ 6.3

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My Name Is Julia Ross

1945 ⭐ 6.7

Career timeline

1948

The Return of October

Aunt Martha Grant · 1948

⭐ 6.4

The Sign of the Ram

Clara Brastock · 1948

⭐ 6.0

1947

If Winter Comes

Mrs. Perch · 1947

⭐ 6.7

This Time for Keeps

Grandmother Cambaretti · 1947

⭐ 5.8

Green Dolphin Street

Mother Superior · 1947

⭐ 6.3

1946

Devotion

Lady Thornton · 1946

⭐ 5.9

1945

My Name Is Julia Ross

Mrs. Hughes · 1945

⭐ 6.7

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

Nanny · 1944

⭐ 6.7

Gaslight Notable

Miss Thwaites · 1944

⭐ 7.5

1943

Madame Curie Notable

Madame Eugene Curie · 1943

⭐ 7.2

Lassie Come Home

Dally · 1943

⭐ 6.7

Flesh and Fantasy Notable

Pamela Hardwick (segment 2) · 1943

⭐ 7.1

1942

Thunder Birds

Lady Jane Stackhouse · 1942

⭐ 6.0

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

⭐ 6.0

Mrs. Miniver Notable

Lady Beldon · 1942

⭐ 7.1

1941

Suspicion Notable

Mrs. McLaidlaw · 1941

⭐ 7.1

One Night In Lisbon Notable

Florence · 1941

⭐ 7.0

1940

A Bill of Divorcement Notable

Aunt Hester Fairfield · 1940

⭐ 7.2

Return to Yesterday

Mrs Emily Truscott · 1940

⭐ 6.7

1939

Raffles

Lady Melrose · 1939

⭐ 6.2

1938

The Lady Vanishes Notable

Miss Froy · 1938

⭐ 7.4

I Met My Love Again

Aunt William · 1938

⭐ 6.0

1937

Conquest

Laetitia Bonaparte · 1937

⭐ 6.6

The Thirteenth Chair

Mrs O'Neill aka Madame Rosalie · 1937

⭐ 6.6

Night Must Fall

Mrs. Bramson · 1937

⭐ 7.0

1936

Keep Your Seats, Please

Aunt Georgina Withers · 1936

⭐ 6.5

Frequently appears with

Glenn Ford

Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bass

Terry Moore

Terry Ramsey

Albert Sharpe

Vince the Tout

James Gleason

Uncle Willie Ramsey

Walter Pidgeon

Mark Sabre

Deborah Kerr

Nona Tybar

Angela Lansbury

Mabel Sabre

Binnie Barnes

Natalie Bagshaw

Janet Leigh

Effie Bright

Full filmography

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The Return of October

1948 ⭐ 6.4

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The Sign of the Ram

1948 ⭐ 6.0

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If Winter Comes

1947 ⭐ 6.7

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This Time for Keeps

1947 ⭐ 5.8

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Green Dolphin Street

1947 ⭐ 6.3

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Devotion

1946 ⭐ 5.9

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My Name Is Julia Ross

1945 ⭐ 6.7

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The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 ⭐ 6.7

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Gaslight

1944 ⭐ 7.5

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Madame Curie

1943 ⭐ 7.2

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Lassie Come Home

1943 ⭐ 6.7

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Flesh and Fantasy

1943 ⭐ 7.1

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Stage Door Canteen

1943 ⭐ 6.3

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The Constant Nymph

1943 ⭐ 6.3

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Crash Dive

1943 ⭐ 6.4

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Slightly Dangerous

1943 ⭐ 6.0

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Forever and a Day

1943 ⭐ 7.5

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Thunder Birds

1942 ⭐ 6.0

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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942 ⭐ 6.0

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Mrs. Miniver

1942 ⭐ 7.1